How do your mares tell you their in season?

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Just looking for how other people can tell. I've had my mare since last summer (june time) so i've not yet seen her come into a first season of the year. Last year i knew she was in (about a day after i got her so not a "real" one) because she squirted (eugh) winked and was really hyper. The next was because she got really hyper and made a point of criss crossing infront of my gelding, then bit me :p

Yesterday i noticed her being a little more energetic and criss crossing infront of the gelding, and today when i let her out she squatted but didn't do anything, so i'm thinking shes on her way into the first one.
 
flirtygerty said:
She flings her tail to one side, stands in front of the geldings and pees, makes a pest of herself by insisting the boys notice her by winking. She's basically a total tart
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Mine is exactly the same! She doesn't always need a gelding close by to do it either. Seen her do it when looking at herself in the mirror in the school.
 
Is it bad that I never know when G is in season? There's no change in her mood or behaviour, and as I only have mares she doesn't flirt!
 
Mine is a complete trollop, squealing, winking and squirting and offering herself to anything with a pulse. Yesterday backed up to 2 Shetland boys and stood peering at them over her shoulder, she scared them to death! She's already in season now. To ride she's sharper and a bit shouty but not too bad.
 
My girl isn't too tarty :D
Usually the first season of the year is the one where she's most trollopy, after that she'll flirt a bit over the fence and come in with sticky back legs but, she's not too bad. Riding wise - she goes into 'I can't possibly go faster than walk' mode - last year I went on the gallops with a friend - she had a blast while I struggled to get trot - even though she was hooning past us :D
 
She thinks everything is out to kill her. More so than usual. The day before yesterday she overreacted to being shooed away from the feedroom by bucking in my face and galloping off, taking Henry with her (I was midway putting his bridle on when I noticed her about to quaff an extra feed). Both galloped right up to the far end of the paddock. You know, so that everyone on the yard could see. Again. Yesterday she decided that the grooming brush (with neem oil on) was the root of all evil. She normally fidgets then realises it's ok, but on this occasion she shot sideways, breaking both her twine AND Henry's and again galloped off (I should add that the tie rings are on their shelter, so in the field). Thankfully Henry wasn't tacked up this time and he came straight back, muttering about 'bloody women'. She never used to be like this. Basically since we moved off privately rented land, she's been a PITA. Squirty-wise, you'd never know, as she doesn't really do it. I might see her winking sometimes, but I haven't seen that, this year. She seemed much calmer this morning, so hopefully we're over the worst of it!
 
Mine turns into a horse whore who would give anything equine (male or female) a go. She even gives The Cob the time of day when she's in season - normally restricts contact to a teeth and heels.
 
Mine turns into the biggest tart ever....

Squirting at everything and anything, calling lots and generally just being a pain in the back side! Luckily it doesn't effect her ridden work at all!

Oh and sticky back legs that she won't let me clean up lol
 
I know. I watch my mares almost constantly and I can tell immediately when they are coming in, or are in, even if they are what some people call "silent heat" mares. They're never silent heat mares. If you know your horses well and spend enough time with them it's easy to just know. But then I'm a breeder so it's very much a large part of my job knowing mares and their heat patterns. I'd be a pretty useless breeder if I didn't lol.
 
My mare wont let you touch her sides for a week and becomes evil mare bag from hell ;)

My 5 year old is a sweetie, you don't even notice except for sometimes her back legs are sticky, and she wee's in the direction of the stallion next door to her lol.
 
Mine gets a bit hypersensitive & spooky to ride about 4 days before she shows her season.
While in season she is a squirty floozy but fine to ride usually.
 
I can't tell ridden-wise and handling her. She is always the same. The only way I can tell is that she cosies up to the geldings and she has her tail lifted sometimes but that is all.
 
Hatsslave said:
Mine is a complete trollop, squealing, winking and squirting and offering herself to anything with a pulse. Yesterday backed up to 2 Shetland boys and stood peering at them over her shoulder, she scared them to death! She's already in season now. To ride she's sharper and a bit shouty but not too bad.
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Sounds like a mare at our livery. She squirted at another mare today - mares and gelding seperate - and she calls to everything that walks past her stable!
 
Lots of tail lifting and winking, and a steady stream of gunk coming out of her back end, most of which sticks to her (what are supposed to be) white hind legs. Ridden wise and handling wise she's no different at all.
 
Temperament wise absolutely no different but ridden wise her only pace was an amazingly flashy extended trot with her tail 3 feet in the air. She was part Arab and chestnut so really it was a miracle that she was such a sweetie when in!
 
miss_c said:
Is it bad that I never know when G is in season? There's no change in her mood or behaviour, and as I only have mares she doesn't flirt!
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My girl is very similar - the whole 6 years I've had her the only time she's shown 'typical season behaviour' was whilst pregnant!!:p:p She was winking and flirting like mad - shall be interesting to see if she's changed this summer since having milo last year.
Normally the only way I have an inclining is her tail gets sticky
 
Mine's another of the slut variety..... Squatting and squirting at everything with a pulse. She doesn't get 'moody' though, if anything she's more of a sweetie when in season.

Except when I try to ride her when she can be pretty difficult to budge. Got her on Oestress and have seen a difference but quite whether that's down to the supplement or a placebo effect for me I don't know....
 
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